Qld woman bailed over near-fatal fire

A woman accused of trying to kill her step-grandsons in a house fire has been released from custody almost three months after being granted bail.

The 58-year-old woman, who cannot be named, was given bail in early January after an appearance in Maroochydore Magistrates Court.

She is facing two counts of attempted murder and one of attempted arson over allegations she held the door closed after setting fire to the bedroom of two brothers, aged nine and 11, at Morayfield in early 2014.

The bail was granted on the condition she find accommodation where she would not have contact with children.

Her lawyer, Michael Bosscher, said her preferred residence had finally been given court approval.

"She's extremely pleased to be out of custody," he told ABC radio on Wednesday.

"There are a number of complicated issues involved given the complicated nature of the charges so ideally it would have been preferable to have her on bail at an earlier time but we can't look back."

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The woman is also facing a further two charges of attempted murder over allegations she tried to smother the older boy in his bed, as well as a charge of interfering with a corpse relating to the death of a seven-month-old baby from the same family.